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Companions Citations 2002 The Late Dr. Iftikhar Ahmed Dr. Iftikhar Ahmed had a long and distinguished international record as a theoretical physicist. He was the Science Adviser to the Government of Pakistan. He was married to Anna Ahmed who is still an active CPTM Networker. He served as the Secretary General of the United Nations Commission on Science & Technology, promoted the Centres of Excellence in the Third World and was also one of the key players in the establishment of the Institute of Theoretical Physics and of the Third World Academy of Sciences in Trieste. He had a genius for creating organisations and was instrumental in the creation of CPTM, working long and hard in the negotiations with the Commonwealth Secretariat, gaining the confidence of those who had to be persuaded. He prefered to see himself as a ‘backroom boy’ interested in getting something set up and running, and letting others then take it forward. Fortunately he stayed with CPTM in the long term and provided wise counsel for its future development. Dr. Iftikhar was also a man of business, notably in computers, one of the early exponents of reverse engineering, affording developing countries opportunities to become part of the electronic communications industry world wide. As a business man, leading scientist and diplomat involved in the negotiation of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Dr.Iftikhar displayed a range of skills and gifts including artistic traits such as poetry and painting. His death in 2003 was a sad loss to CPTM and all of his friends in the network. Mr. Ken Hill Ken Hill typifies many of the founder members of the Commonwealth Consultative Group for Technology Management (CCGTM) and CPTM. A member of the Commonwealth Science Council’s Science Management and Organisation Programme in the early 1980’s he stimulated the generation of a network to promote science and technology throughout the Commonwealth. He was a member of the Programme Analysis Unit (PAU) at Harwell, and at a CSC conference on the evaluation of R&D in 1984 in Jamaica instigated the development of an expert system to evaluate research based on the model used by the Atomic Energy Authority at Harwell. This came to be known as the RESEVAL programme, applying the most advanced ideas in artificial intelligence to the evaluation of research in both the developed and less developed countries of the Commonwealth over a 15 year period. This programme was later adopted by the European Union. Ken Hill belongs to the “thread of science” members who have played a critically important part in the evolution of CPTM thinking on the role of science and technology for economic development. Mr. Percy Jeffers Percy Jeffers, a scientist whose main interest lies in agricultural research, has been involved in the work of first, the Commonwealth Consultative Group for Technology Management (CCGTM) and then CPTM from its earliest days. He was one of the first members of the Commonwealth Science Council (CSC) and, in the early 1990’s was Director of Research in the Ministry of Agriculture in Barbados. He was well known in the Caribbean for creating Food and Agriculture Research Centres from infancy. One example of his work in technology management was the successful replacement of goats in Jamaica with black belly sheep from Barbados to improve the meat supply. Most importantly, he was also responsible for the introduction of mechanical harvesting of sugar cane. Percy Jeffers does not suffer bureaucracy lightly, preferring to work without committees, and has operated very effectively as CPTM’s ‘naked node’ in the Caribbean, encouraging others in the application of Quality Management – ISO 9000 Series throughout the Region and in the organisation of a number of successful International Smart Partnership Dialogues with effective follow-up action. Because of his unique style, Percy Jeffers will continue to be known as the driving force for Networking in the Caribbean.
Tan Sri Shamsuddin Abdul Kadir Tan Sri Shamsuddin was trained as an engineer in the United Kingdom and served the Government in the telecommunications sector. He left public service to join the Private Sector in the automotive industry and later founded Sapura Holdings which is now the largest home-grown telecommunications and manufacturing conglomerate. Although he has largely retired to “play more golf” he is still Chairman of the Group. Tan Sri Shamsuddin has served the Public Sector as a member of the National Council for Scientific Research and Development, National Productivity Corporation and Malaysian Business Council and as Chairman of Bank Islam Malaysia and Vice Chairman of the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). Tan Sri Shamsuddin also served on a number of NGOs: Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Malaysia, Malaysian Institute of Directors, Member of the Council of International Union of Architects and Trustee of the Commonwealth Association of Architects Trust Fund. He was a Founding Fellow of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia and served on the Academy’s Council for many years. In 2002 he was made a Senior Fellow of the Academy with the title of “Academician”. Tan Sri Shamsuddin was one of the originators of the Malaysian Industry – Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT) and the Commonwealth Consultative Group for Technology Management/Private Sector Partnership (CCGTM/PSP) and Sapura Holdings, a founder Corporate Member of CPTM Ltd. Tan Sri Shamsuddin has also throughout maintained a high level of personal commitment to CPTM and its objectives. The Late Eur Ing. Professor Brian Locke An experienced chemical and energy engineer with extensive international experience, Professor Locke brought a powerful intellectual rigour to his work with first, the Commonwealth Consultative Group for Technology Management (CCGTM), and then CPTM. He was married to Marie Jennings who is an active CPTM Companion. In his career in engineering he had the critical concern to turn new technology to people’s and society’s benefit in the wider sense which made him a ‘natural’ for the CPTM network. Professor Locke came into CCGTM at the instigation of Dr. Alex King who was then Head of Science at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and a Founder of the Club of Rome of which Brian Locke was a member. He was a precise and percipient forward thinker, able to enhance unconventional ideas and to use them effectively. His extensive international experience in a wide range of countries, including many in the Commonwealth, proved invaluable to CPTM, and he could always be relied on for a creative, sharp and witty intervention in a Dialogue. He worked hard to help put together the right processes to establish CCGTM and also provided advice in preparing the arrangements needed to set up CPTM Ltd. At the first “Farmhouse” in Malta he elucidated the shape and elements of a network and, to this day, CPTM lives with the language of Webs, Hubs, Nodes, and the later additions of Spirals and Spines. His constructive thinking and mature judgement, married with his networking skills helped to keep the CPTM vessel on an even keel for many years. His death in 2003 was a sad loss to CPTM and all of his friends in the network. Tan Sri Ramon Navaratnam As an economist, Tan Sri Navaratnam had a distinguished career in public service in Malaysia, rising to be Deputy General Secretary of the Treasury and then Secretary General of the Ministry of Transport. He has also served his country internationally, and was an Alternate Executive Director of the World Bank in Washington from 1970 – 72. On his retirement from Government in 1989 he moved to the commercial banking sector as Chief Executive Officer of Bank Buruk. His work in Government brought him into contact with the Commonwealth Consultative Group for Technology Management (CCGTM) and the early development of its cooperative work in Malaysia, one result of which was the creation of the Malaysian Industry – Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT) based on a “prospecting process” of which he is still a Director. Tan Sri Navaratnam has played a significant and valuable part in many of the measures taken in Malaysia to create the economic growth and political stability for which it is renowned. He has also made important contributions to the recovery from the financial crisis of 1997. He is a regular contributor to the Media and is also the author of several books on Malaysian economic development. As a Director of MIGHT, his involvement in the success of the International Smart Partnership Dialogues has been incalculable. Professor Ephraim E. Okon Professor Okon, an aeronautical engineer, was Chairman of the Commonwealth Science Council (CSC) in the mid 1980’s, when the Commonwealth Management for Science and Technology (COMMANSAT) was identified as one of the most successful programmes. He hosted a Commonwealth-wide COMMANSAT meeting in Lagos in 1988 on the commercialisation of R&D which proved to be instrumental in persuading the Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM) to set up CCGTM when they met in Kuala Lumpur in 1989. From there onwards he brought CPTM experience in his endeavours to reorganise Science and Technology structures in his own country, Nigeria. One of his recent tasks was to establish a new University for Science and Technology in Nigeria. Professor Okon applied his formidable ability in systems engineering to the softer organisational systems and was instrumental in setting up laboratories and university research centres in Nigeria. He brought this hands-on experience to CPTM, keeping it well grounded in the real world of developing nations. Mr. Clive Palmer Clive Palmer belongs to the first vintage of CPTM members having been a founder member of the Commonwealth Science Council, promoting interest in the application of Science and Technology for development which led to the creation of the Commonwealth Consultative Group for Technology Management (CCGTM) and, subsequently, CPTM. When he was Head of the International Desk of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) in New Zealand he actuated the first international meeting of S&T Indicators and so became part of the network of people who are still part of CPTM’s network today. Clive Palmer proved to be both an effective teacher and an astute student within the CPTM network. He was instrumental in the formation of the Commonwealth Management for Science and Technology (COMMANSAT) at a workshop in Mauritius. He was part of the team which shaped the IRPA strategy, the Intensification of Research in Priority Areas, in Malaysia. He went on to apply this in New Zealand where he was one of the key people in the reorganisation of Science and Technology as part of the privatisation process in the Country. He established, and was the first CEO of, the Foundation for Science & Technology in New Zealand.. As a member of the CPTM Programme Management Group he played an important role in establishing the strategic direction for CPTM in the early stages. Ir. Louis R.K. Paul When he was with the Shell Centre, London, Louis Paul attended a meeting of the R&D Development Project (RANDEVAL) in Trinidad and Tobago to speak about how a private sector multinational managed its R&D. RANDEVAL was a project of the Commonwealth Science Council (CSC). So began a long and a fruitful association with what today we call CPTM. A key point made by Louis Paul at that first meeting was that, in Shell, no research was undertaken unless there was a customer for it. At that time this was a novel concept for his listeners, many of whom were Government scientists who were inclined to follow their own ideas and to look for ways to apply the results later. He will remain known for pressing for greater Private Sector involvement, which paved the way for the creation of CPTM. He helped to bring to the CPTM Network best practices from the Corporate Sector in areas such as Vision and Quality Management among others. Louis Paul continues to be an enthusiastic hands-on CPTM Networker, attending many of the International Smart Partnership Dialogues and serving as a member of the Programme Management Group. But his unique contribution was to bring the Private Sector perspective to the CPTM network, and to help forge important links which survive to this day. He was instrumental in establishing a successful and sustained collaboration between Shell and CPTM. The Late Professor Michael Pitman A noted biological scientist, Professor Pitman brought his abilities to create effective teams and organisations, to synthesise disparate ideas into meaningful constituents and to set strategic directions to the service of first the Commonwealth Consultative Group for Technology Management (CCGTM) and then CPTM. He had an international name in Science & Technology and gave leadership to research and development in Australia, where he was one of the first Science Advisers to the Prime Minister. As a member of the Commonwealth Science Council (CSC) he brought Australia in to support the work of the CCGTM and CPTM network financially and intellectually. He also used the knowledge he acquired through this network for the benefit of Australia. He was a founder member of CPTM Ltd. and a member of the Board. He also worked tirelessly as a member of the Programme Management Group with no detail being too small for his attention but never losing sight of the larger, strategic issues. His personal charm and quiet authority proved a unifying force and allowed CPTM to maintain a close connection between aims and achievements. His early death in 2000 proved to be a major loss to CPTM both of his personal input and Australian engagement. The Late Mr. Frank Rampersad An economist and former Deputy Secretary General of the Commonwealth Secretariat, Frank Rampersad was well able to link technology with economic development, and it was due to his efforts that the Commonwealth Consultative Group for Technology Management (CCGTM), and then CPTM were asked to report regularly to the Commonwealth Finance Ministers. During his time with the Commonwealth Secretariat, he initiated the Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation (CFTC). In Trinidad and Tobago he served in the Ministry of Finance and was Chairman of British West Indian Airlines (BWI). Amongst others, he was instrumental in setting up the first and second Barbados International Dialogues and networked effectively throughout the Caribbean. Frank Rampersad was the first representative of the Commonwealth Secretary General appointed to the Board of CPTM Ltd. and it was in that capacity that he introduced the concepts of “Co-operative Resourcing” and “Leveraging” to measure the full impact of CPTM Network on the services provided. He took a full part in the early Dialogues and was particularly gifted in communicating across the divide between the public and private sectors on the management of technical change. His death in 1999 was a sad loss to CPTM and all of his friends in the network. Professor Peter Serracino-Inglott Professor Serracino-Inglott is popularly known in the CPTM network as ‘Father Peter’ and he has played a paternal part in the creation of that network. He took over the Chair of the Commonwealth Science Council (CSC) in 1987 from Professor Okon, with one of his earliest engagements the Science Evaluation Workshop in Grenada. As Chairman of CSC he organised the first meeting of Commonwealth Ministers of Science and Technology where the Commonwealth Consultative Group for Technology Management (CCGTM) was proposed. He has been a tireless Networker in the service of CPTM, initiating the first brainstorming session in Malta which became the archetype of all subsequent similar meetings which have come to be known as “Farmhouse” Meetings (after the small farm building where the meeting was held on the University Campus, and where it had been recently unearthed and restored). This meeting addressed the issue of understanding networks as a basis for developing a rigorous intellectual framework for CPTM. He contributed to the elucidation of the concept of Smart Partnership and also coined the term ‘Intellectual Equity’ for the work contributed by CPTM Networkers. Father Peter is a Renaissance-man par excellence, Philosopher, Mathematician, Opera Librettist and Father Confessor. He has also made good use of the experience and knowledge he has gained through the CPTM network, setting up and chairing the Malta Council for Science and Technology, as Science Adviser to the Prime Minister of Malta and as Vice Chancellor of the University of Malta. The Late Mr. Jonathan Solomon Jonathan Solomon, a distinguished intellectual and an economist also contributed to Government policy and Private Sector strategy through his work with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and as a Board Member of Cable & Wireless to which he was appointed by DTI when the Company was privatised. He was a tireless traveller and knew many of the Countries of the Commonwealth, as well as their Leaders in Government and business. He saw his role as promoting improved communication using cutting-edge technology, and sought through his work for Cable & Wireless and also, at a more general level, in CPTM to achieve this. Jonathan Solomon’s support was important in the formation of CPTM Ltd. He provided logistic support in the form of secretarial and legal assistance for the formative meetings that led to the establishment of the outline of the Company as it began to take shape. Once established, he made his Corporate Officials available for the first Annual General Meetings of CPTM Ltd. He helped to attract other Private Sector interests, to give reassurance to Government and contribute his own strategic thinking to getting it up and running. He was a founder Member of CPTM and the first Board Director representing Private Sector interests. In International Smart Partnership Dialogues his input was always pertinent as well as innovative and he was a stout defender of reason against rhetoric. He will also be remembered as the first CPTM Networker to intervene at the Smart Partnership Dialogue via a teleconference link-up, as he was unable physically to be present. His Obituary in the Independent Newspaper in May 2002 tells us that “he saw in CPTM the embodiment of all his hopes for Asia, Africa and the Middle East”. CPTM will continue to realise his hopes, which were first conceived in his own office. Tan Sri Kishu Tirathrai Tan Sri Kishu, a well-known and respected business leader in Malaysia, credited with the consolidation and expansion of a family business – the Globe Silk Store – into a household name. He presently leads the Tirathrai Group of Companies which have diversified from textile and apparel merchandising and retailing into manufacturing and real estate development. Tan Sri Kishu has served the Public Sector in various capacities : as a director of Bank Negara Malaysia, the National Productivity Corporation and the Malaysian Industry – Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT). He was also the Founding Chairman of the Malaysian External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) and an Exco Member of the Malaysian Crime Prevention Foundation. Tan Sri Kishu also served as a director of the Malaysian Industrial Development Corporation (MIDF), Sampoorna Holdings Bhd. and the Kuala Lumpur City ASMIC Unit Trust Management Bhd. Tan Sri Kishu’s association with CPTM dates back to the Commonwealth Consultative Group for Technology Management (CCGTM) days. He was one of those who contributed to the CCGTM – PSP concept and Globe Silk Store became a founder member of both CPTM and MIGHT. As a firm believer in “win-win” business relationships, Tan Sri Kishu used the Globe Silk Store as the first example of a company practicing ‘smart partnership’ – a term which he actually coined. Tan Sri Kishu was one of the key players behind the first Langkawi International Smart Partnership Dialogue and has been an active participant and member of the Joint Executive Group (JEG) since, both in Langkawi and in Southern Africa. Professor S. Varadarajan Professor Varadarajan, a chemist by training, established the first Unilever Research Laboratory outside Europe in India. He is a polymath, with a career spanning the entire gamut from the Private Sector to Academia and to the upper reaches of the political decision-making machinery in India and beyond. One of his progressive inputs to CPTM was that the developing economies measure their own progress through their own indices of Quality, Preparedness for Change and Relevant Technology. He was a Secretary General of the Council for Science and Industrial Research (CSIR), India. He was a keen promoter of the Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) and was active in the Indian National Science Academy, serving as its President for a number of terms. As a member of the Commonwealth Science Council (CSC) he promoted interest in science management and science advice as part of the Commonwealth Management for Science and Technology (COMMANSAT) and pressed for the involvement of the Private Sector. He led the CCGTM Commonwealth-wide IDEA project (Institutional Development for Environmental Action), which was a most successful co-operative network. Professor Varadarajan is a leading third world thinker combining intellectual rigour encompassing an understanding of complex structures, connectivity of ideas and concepts, all of which he has brought to the work of the Commonwealth Consultative Group for Technology Management (CCGTM) and subsequently CPTM. Indeed it was his promotion of novel approaches to managing technological change which led to the formation of CCGTM. He continues to be actively involved in the work of CPTM, most notably in the “Think Tanking” Sessions and the establishment of the CPTM Endowment Fund Trust. 2003 Her Majesty the Queen Mother of the Kingdom of Swaziland Her Majesty- the ‘Indlovukazi’ or the She Elephant-is the Mother of the Swazi Nation. Before King Mswati III reached the age of maturity Her Majesty the Queen ruled the Kingdom as Regent. Her Majesty is actively involved in the fight against HIV/AIDS. She founded an organisation known as Khulisa Umtfwana Project to combat this pandemic, drawing on cultural, traditional ethical and moral values as part of the intervention strategy. Her Majesty’s deep and abiding interest in traditional food production technology was very well captured in the excellent video screened during the Smart Partnership International Dialogue in Ezulwini last August. Her Majesty is very keen to promote the cultivation and processing of indigenous foods, to boost the nutritional status of citizens and help to alleviate poverty. Her Majesty is a champion of the welfare of the elderly. Her organisation, Philani Masawti, is a welfare network, which provides food and clothing to the elderly and people with disabilities. Her Majesty is involved in setting up a micro enterprise project to empower needy women, and make them self-supporting. An accomplished musician herself, Her Majesty has encouraged and revived indigenous instrumental Swazi music. There is now a renowned Swazi symphony orchestra, which has made its mark locally and in the Southern African Region. As Co-Convener of the CPTM Social Issues Link, Her Majesty initiated Club 59, formatted after CPTM’s Club 29 for the young leaders of tomorrow. Her Majesty may be new to CPTM but coming from a country with the tradition of the “Great Indaba” she certainly lost no time in making an impact on CPTM’s Smart Partnership Dialogue, since she has been practising Smart Partnership all her life. CPTM emerged much enriched from exposure to Her Majesty. Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Binti Haji Mohd Ali One of the first Malay woman doctors in Malaysia and the first woman to be appointed a Medical Officer in government service for the State of Kedah, Tun Dr. Siti Hasmah binti Mohd Ali has set an example of personal and professional achievement for all women in her country. Since the appointment of her husband as Prime Minister in 1981, she has used her position as the wife of the Prime Minister to campaign tirelessly for women's health, family planning, drug abuse control and adult literacy. Dr Siti Hasmah has been involved in the work of CPTM since its inception and she has graced the International Smart Partnership Dialogues with her presence. So enthusiastic did she become that she proposed a First Ladies session at Global 1998. This was so successful that the Social Issues Link was born and has become a valuable part of all Dialogues since then. For her 23 years of public service, her voluntary work, and her leadership in the fields of public health, literacy and drug abuse control, Dr. Siti Hasmah has received many honours. The Yang Di Pertuan Agong, as well as the Sultan of Selangor and the Sultan of Kedah, have bestowed titles upon her. The former awarded her the highest federal title in Malaysia, Tun, the day her husband stepped down as Prime Minister. Dr Mahathir was also awarded the same title. In addition, she was awarded the Kazue McLaren Award by the Asia Pacific Consortium for Public Health in 1988 and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia conferred on her the Honorary Doctorate in Medical Science in 1991. In 1992, the Royal College of Physicians, Ireland, conferred on her the Honorary Doctorate in Public Health. In May 1994, Indiana University, Bloomington conferred on Dr. Siti Hasmah the Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, and in August the same year, she received an Honorary Doctorate of Law from the University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. CPTM is proud to add to the many honours bestowed upon Tun Dr Siti Hasmah, a symbol of consistent professional support to the growing Smart Partnership Movement, by naming her a Companion of CPTM. Ms Marie Jennings MBE Ms Marie Jennings has had a long and distinguished career. She has innovated and pioneered in several fields. Her special areas of operation are consumer affairs, ethics, communications and personal finance. In consumer affairs, she has held several appointments. Currently, she is Founder and President of The Money Management Council, the UK’s money education charity, and Founder President of the Consumer Policy Institute. She is also a Patron (and former President) of The National Association of Womens Clubs, one of the senior UK consumer organisations, and a Vice President of the National Consumer Federation. She pioneered the subject of personal finance on national television in the UK with Money-Go-Round for ITV from London Weekend Television which ran through 22 programmes and 2 support books and later with Channel 4’s award winning series, Moneyspinner which ran through over 80 programmes. A prolific author on a variety of subjects, Marie Jennings has had many books published by such houses as Random House, Penguin, Harper Collins, Piatkus and Simon & Schuster. Her books have been translated into several languages including Chinese. She is also frequently quoted in the national press. Most recently she is campaigning on the subject of the review of regulation in personal finance, having held many posts representing the public interest since the early days of financial regulation in UK. Marie believes that nothing is impossible and that making things happen is important in life. She has applied both principles to her work over the years. Marie Jennings is a firm believer in the Commonwealth and what can be achieved by individuals working together. Over and above her indirect association with CPTM and its precursor Commonwealth Consultative Group on Technology Management with her late husband Brian Locke, she has been a prime mover in the inauguration of the Social Issues Group of CPTM, she made a tremendous impact on the first Barbados Smart Partnership International Dialogue, and was instrumental in conceptualising “The Way Forward” as the major output of our International Dialogues. 2004 - no CPTM companionships awarded 2005 The Rt. Hon Hon. Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad, Former Prime Minister of Malaysia and CPTM Fellow Emeritus. Tun Dr. Mahathir has been the prime motivator of the ethos of CPTM and Smart Partnership since its inception and continues to stimulate dialogue and learning from experience. Tun Dr. Mahathir has been Host Patron and Adviser to six International Smart Partnership Dialogues. Tun Dr. Mahathir is also a Promoter of the CPTM Fellows Endowment Fund Initiative and has been instrumental in harnessing the huge support from the Malaysian Private Sector. Tun Dr Mahathir played a crucial role in establishing and supporting the Endowment Fund Limited. Sir Ketumile Masire Former President of Botswana and CPTM Fellow Emeritus & Honorary President of the CPTM Endowment Fund. Sir Ketumile was Host Patron and Adviser to the first International Smart Partnership Dialogue in Southern Africa – SAID’97 and continues to stimulate the application of networking and dialogue for African concerns. Sir Ketumile is the Hon. President and a Director of the CPTM Endowment Fund Ltd. and continues to promote support for CPTM and the Endowment Fund throughout the Commonwealth and beyond. Sir Ketumile played a crucial role in establishing and supporting the Endowment Fund Limited. HE Yoweri Kaguta Museveni President of the Republic of Uganda and CPTM Fellow. HE President Museveni was the instigator of the CPTM Fellows Endowment Fund Initiative and continues to promote and encourage support for it. HE President Museveni was the Host Patron and Adviser to the International Smart Partnership Dialogue Global 2001 at Munyunyo, Uganda. His Excellency also initiated the concept of the CPTM Fellows “Think-Tanking” to enhance the content of Dialogues (“Factory of Ideas”). HE President Museveni played a crucial role in establishing and supporting the Endowment Fund Limited. Chief Emeka Anyaoku Former Commonwealth Secretary General. Chief Anyaoku took a strong interest in the activities of the CCGTM and played a major part in the transformation of CCGTM to CPTM, allowing it to make the best use of its Private Sector Partnership. He promoted CPTM strongly to Commonwealth Governments and helped launch CPTM at CHOGM, Auckland 1995. Lady Balfour of Burleigh Cable & Wireless plc. - a founder-member of CPTM Ltd. Drawing on her considerable experience in the world of Academe and Boardrooms across the UK, Lady Balfour is a ready source of sound advice on many of the strategic issues affecting CPTM. She is a “born Networker” and is able to provide introductions of people (always at the right moment-in-time) who in their turn contribute to the issues under discussion.
Lord Prior of Brampton GEC plc. - a founder-member of CPTM Ltd. During his period at the helm of GEC, Lord Prior was an International Advisory Council Joint Chairman at the first International Smart Partnership Dialogue in Langkawi in 1995. He has subsequently supported the CPTM cause in the House of Lords. Sir Ralph Robins Rolls-Royce plc. - founder member of CPTM Ltd. Sir Ralph Robins was an International Advisory Council Joint Chairman at the third International Smart Partnership Dialogue in Langkawi in 1997. During his tenure at Rolls-Royce plc the Company provided strong support to CPTM in financial and other ways. Sir Humphrey Maud KCMG Sir Humphrey, former diplomat joined the Commonwealth Secretariat in 1993 as Deputy Secretary-General (Economic & Social Affairs). He guided the transition of CCGTM to CPTM through all its stages, latterly as Chairman of the Transitional Task Force which controlled the final stages. He took a strong personal interest in CPTM, both as a concept and as an operational body, and was informally appointed the first “Friend of CPTM”. CPTM Smart Partners Hub, March 2006. Back to Companions of CPTM page
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